Black's Barbecue In Lockhart Texas Tackles The Indian Ghost Chile To Create New Sauce

Oct 26

posted by RL Reeves Jr in Barbecue

Now they've gone and done it. Black's Barbecue, the king of Lockhart Texas smoked meat houses, has reached deep into their bag of tricks to create a new barbecue sauce for their top flight brisket and beef ribs.

We're picturing octogenarian Edgar Black venturing deep into the mountains of Kashmir, perhaps seeking a spiritual enlightenment that was missing from his life in Caldwell County. Over an open air barbecue of yak or bearded mountain goat, a native Indian concocts a simple sauce featuring the Bhut Jolokia, the infamous Ghost Chile of Asian culture.

Mr. Black smiles and nods as the chile sings its siren song to his palate. Once back stateside the elderly Texan sets about in his test kitchen slowly perfecting the perfect chile sauce to compliment his classic take on barbecue.

We haven't tried this product. In fact, we haven't tried any of Black's barbecue sauces since about 1991, the first time we ate at their restaurant. Why bother clouding your mouth with some weird Yankee affectation like sauce when all you need is salt, smoke and fire to accomplish the perfect flavor trifecta?

We would love to hear from someone who has though.

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• #1 by Katie on 10/26/11 - 9:10 PM

  

  Well, I haven't tried the ghost chili sauce, but I've been to Black's within the past year. In fact, I dedicated an entire day to going and eating BBQ in Lockhart in... November 2010 I think. Maybe December.
  
  Black's was my least favorite of the 4 places we went to, and it was because of sauce. I don't know what they're trying to pull here, but if you have great meat? great smoke? you do NOT need some crap to put on it.
  
  That being said, I've always wanted to try a ghost chili something-or-other. I heard about the 4 horseman burger down in san antonio... Maybe i'll check that one out some day.
  
  Katie

• #2 by rl reeves jr on 10/26/11 - 9:14 PM

  

  for some reason Black's has a lot of naysayers, we LOVE it but would never let sauce come near there barbecue.

• #3 by Michael B on 10/26/11 - 9:16 PM

  

  I've had it a couple of times now. A little bit goes a long way. But it's not nearly as scary in sauce form as the In The Buns burger I had with ghost chilies, habaneros, and a couple of other peppers that escape me now. I felt heat travel from my head to feet over the course of about 5 hours. Anyway, I love to try any new sauce even on sacred Texas BBQ.

• #4 by rl reeves jr on 10/26/11 - 9:20 PM

  

  What is this in the buns you speak of?

• #5 by Michael B on 10/26/11 - 10:07 PM

  

  Its a burger joint over on 183 and Lake Creek. I hear they just changed owners. Don't know if they are still doing the Fire burger. I looked it up. Pequin and Serrano were the other two peppers on the burger.

• #6 by rl reeves jr on 10/26/11 - 10:23 PM

  

  it seems as though the bhut jolokia would just overwhelm the other chiles
  thanks for your response, hadn't heard of in the buns before